Was wondering if someone could help. I'm making homemade chips tonight and was wondering about oven times? How long do I part boil them for and also how long in the oven? If anyone could help that would be fab!!

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I'm guessing you may have already attempted the chips as your post was 3 hours ago now.....however, maybe this will help you for next time.
I par boil mine for as long as it takes til the potatoes are soft enough to slide a knife into!! And then into a hot oven, as hot as it will go until they are a nice brown colour!!!
As you can see, I don't do times, I just go buy what things look like!!! lol
Enjoy!

I actually don't parboil mine but microwave them for 5-10 mins then put them in the oven for as long as it take to crisp up. By using the microwave the potato softens without getting soggy so it's a bit easier to crisp

Iv wrote all these tips down. Feeding the girls before big girls night out and we are having chicken wings marinaded with watever iv got on cupboard and homemade chips. So thank u for all ur hints and tips!

They also have these mesh basket things called Quikachips which help them to cook quicker/crispier as the hot air can reach all sides if the chips.

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One of the women in my WW group doesn't use cooking spray at all - she coats her oven fries in beaten egg whites before seasoning, and says this adds to the crispness. I haven't tried this, because my kittehs don't like slurping up egg yolks and I hate wasting them.

I don't parboil, either. My secret is baking the fries on one of those ventilated baking sheets that you are supposed to use for frozen pizzas.

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This is what I do with a spray of oil, although I do find they still don't always cook very evenly even on that Aldi chip tray. (damn that Actifry thread).
I sometimes put mine in a collander, add some salt and shake them. This makes them nice and crisp with a salty kick.

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